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US State Department Cable 1978-175687 (State 176631): Weekly Status Report, 'Mrs Aidit to face trial'
US State Department weekly status cable, 13 Jul 1978: 'Mrs Aidit to face trial'
Declassified State Department weekly status cable (13 Jul 1978). Citing FBIS and Kuala Lumpur radio, it reports that Dr Sutanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, will be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt. It describes her as a member of the Central Committee of Gerwani, the PKI women's affiliate, and an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience.
Kabel mingguan Departemen Luar Negeri AS yang telah dideklasifikasi (13 Juli 1978). Mengutip FBIS dan radio Kuala Lumpur, melaporkan bahwa dr. Sutanti Aidit, janda D.N. Aidit, akan diadili atas keterlibatan dalam percobaan kudeta 1965. Ia digambarkan sebagai anggota Comite Central Gerwani, organisasi perempuan PKI, dan tahanan nurani Amnesty International.
“MRS. AIDIT, WIDOW OF FORMER PKI BOSS D.N. AIDIT AND IN HER OWN RIGHT A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE PKI'S WOMEN'S AFFILIATE GERWANI (p. 2)”
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- 1978-07-13
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- US Secretary of State (EA/TIMBS)
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- US Department of State cable, Document 1978STATE176631
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- government record
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- English
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- Intelligence/diplomatic record
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- primary
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- USA
- Period
- 1967–1979
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- Internet Archive (US State Department cable) · source link
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- open access (Internet Archive; declassified US Department of State cable) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)/US State Department (1978) - Cable 1978-175687, Dr. Sutanti Aidit to be tried.pdf
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- Good · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)
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- full text read (Aidit item is one paragraph of a multi-topic cable)
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- GA-03644 US State Department (1978) - Cable 1978-175687, Dr. Sutanti Aidit to be tried.txt
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